Bob Vander Plaats opens the Family Leadership Summit 2013 on Saturday, Aug. 10, 2013 at Cy Stephens Auditorium on the campus of Iowa State University.

Regarding Bob Vander Plaats' attempt to explain his position on ousting "activist judge" Karen Romano ["Opposing Judge's Action Isn't Bullying," Nov. 14]: He seems to ignore the fact that abortion is already legal. He complains that a judge with no expertise or medical training put a stay on the decision to halt the telemed abortion procedure until an appeal is heard.

Judges base their decisions on law and the Constitution, not on their personal beliefs or the beliefs of a group of people. If Vander Plaats has his way and we have judges who only rule in favor of his personal beliefs, won't the rest of us feel the need to oust those judges for being "activist" and imposing beliefs we don't agree with? Are they only "activist" judges when they don't rule the way he thinks they should?

Politics don't belong in the courts. Judges need to be impartial and follow the law only. And I think they do a good job of that.

Vander Plaats is trying to outlaw abortion, but it's not working. So he's doing everything within his power to make it more difficult and to villainize judges who uphold the law and a woman's right to obtain one.